"He also speaks French."
Translation:Il parle aussi le français.
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I don't know about exceptions, but most of the time if an adverb is modifying a verb ("aussi" modifies "parle") it come right after the verb.
I put the same thing. I know that normally aussi would accompany the verb, but this way for this sentence sounded right to my ear.
why not "il aussi parle français?" what are the rules with where to put "aussi" in the sentence? and why do you need the article?
I'm noticing that aussi tends to go immediately after the verb.
As for the article, it's my understanding that "le français" means the French language, just like "l'anglais" means the English language (note they are not capitalized in French). So I understand that we use the article when meaning the language... But I am confused as to why there is no article with "parlez-vous français ?"
I have read here and there a few times that both with and without article is acceptable now. I am not sure, however, whether this is just in casual speech or even in writing too.
I had to pick out of three choices and it said that "Il parle aussi en français" was also correct. Doesn't that mean "He also speaks in French"? To me "he speaks French" is an ability but "he speaks in French" is an activity. There is definitely some overlap in meaning but I don't think they're interchangeable. I got the question wrong because I only picked "Il parle aussi le français".
Although Duolingo is picky, I do not think it would ever ask us to be very semantically correct, although you make a good point! :)
Isn't it possible to put aussi after il to mean that in addition to 3 friends of mine who speak French, he (my brother for example) also speaks French ?
So is there some rule as to why aussi comes after parle? I know this was asked before, but none of the answers really cleared this up.
« aussi » is an adverb, and French adverbs usually go after the verb. English adverbs can go on either side, depending on the sentence.
- He runs quickly
- He quickly runs to the shops
So "He also speaks French" is « Il parle aussi le français ».
I was told that the only time we use le francais is when we use comprendre, not parle. Is this not true? (got it from Pimsleur)
